Malta Inflation Rate

Last Release

Aug 31, 2025

Actual

2.7

Units In

2.5

Frequency

Monthly

Next Release

Oct 17, 2025

Time to Release

27 Days 14 Hours

Highest	Lowest	Average	Date Range	Source
7.4 Sep 2022	-1.08 Apr 2007	2.21 %	2005-2025	N/A

In Malta, the most important category in the consumer price index is Restaurant and Hotels (17.6 percent of total weight). Food and Non-Alcoholic Beverages accounts for 16.2 percent; Transport for 13.4 percent; Recreation and Culture for 10.5 percent; Housing and Utilities for 8.3 percent and Miscellaneous Goods and Service for 8 percent. Household Goods and Maintenance; Clothing and Footwear; Health; Alcoholic Beverages and Tobacco; Communication and Education account for the remaining 26 percent of total weight.

Latest Updates

Malta’s annual inflation rate rose to 2.7% in August 2025 from 2.5% in each of the previous two months. The increase was driven mainly by higher prices for food and non-alcoholic beverages (4% vs 3.8% in July), furnishings, household equipment and routine household maintenance (1.7% vs 0.4%), recreation and culture (2.4% vs 1.5%), restaurants and hotels (3.5% vs 3.1%), and miscellaneous goods and services (3.4% vs 3.2%). In addition, prices rebounded for clothing and footwear (2.7% vs -0.3%) and remained unchanged for alcoholic beverages and tobacco (2%), housing and utilities (0.7%), health (2.8%), and education (5.2%). In contrast, price growth eased for transport (3.4% vs 4.6%). On a monthly basis, consumer prices increased by 0.7% in August from 0.4% in the previous month.